Seems that Cikarang station is in high demand despite this being a weekday morning. The temporary platform leads to the actual platform and onward to the ticket concourse. Passengers towards Bekasi and Jakarta are already waiting at the platform for this train which will be turning around. The Cikarang station building is still taking shape, and the KRL takes a temporary platform beside it. Once the Argo Parahyangan Premium has cleared, my train continued on. The Premium coaches running behind the Priority. This includes the Argo Parahyangan Priority. The temporary platforms of Tambun, with the upcoming station building still in progress.Ī red signal held my train, which means only 1 thing.Ī long-distance train was to overtake mine, and it was the Argo Parahyangan Premium. All new stations come with high platforms to fit well with the ex-Japanese trains. Making a brief stop at Bekasi Timur station. Making a brief stop at Bekasi, where more passengers boarded the train, presumably from earlier trains, to continue onwards to Cikarang. With this Double Double Track, KRL trains will take the existing set of double tracks, while long-distance trains will take the new set of double tracks, eliminating any delays for overtaking (or following behind a KRL train for that matter) and hopefully increase the frequency on the Bekasi and Cikarang Lines. The Manggarai – Cikarang Double Double Track also looks set to operate soon. The new Cipinang Depot which will replace the current Jatinegara Locomotive Depot. The upgrading of Jatinegara for the new approach to Manggarai Sentral is taking shape. Pasar Senen only serves trains bound for Kampung Bandan and beyond.Īpproaching the Bekasi Line from Manggarai towards Jatinegara. To alight at Pasar Senen, you have to alight at Gang Sentiong and cross to the opposite platform catch a “northbound” train. Southbound trains do not make a stop at Pasar Senen, but only pass through. Splitting off the line to Tanjung Priok and Manggarai to the shortcut line to the Loop Line.Īpproaching the Loop Line before Kampung Bandan station. The updated KCI route map with the Cikarang extension and the Bekasi Line/Cikarang Line running both via Gambir and via Pasar Senen.Īs I boarded the train early, the on-trip cleaning staff were still mopping the train floors.ĭeparting from Jakarta Kota, passing by the old signal cabin.
The interior of the the ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 Series with new fabric lining the seats. Trains for Cikarang depart averagely once every 1 to 1.5 hours, in stark contrast with Bekasi-bound trains which run every 5 to 10 minutes or so.īoarding the ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 Series to Cikarang. Both “rare” destination boards of “Cikarang” and “via Pasar Senen” are placed side by side. The conductor places the destination plates on the front and rear windows. Aside from this extension, the Bekasi Line and Cikarang Line has some trains running via Pasar Senen with the schedule change to relieve some slots on the elevated line via Gambir and to provide additional services for the Kampung Bandan – Jatinegara sector.įor this trip, I got a train from Jakarta Kota that was running via Pasar Senen and continuing onwards to Cikarang. The Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) Cikarang Line is the collective term of the Bekasi Line and the 4-station extension from the former KRL terminus of Bekasi, offering through services from Jakarta Kota.